Garment hanger and stretcher.



A. J. KETELSEN. GARMENT HANGER AND STRETOHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1910.

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Patented July 18, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW J. KETELSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT HANGER AND STIR-ETGHER.

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T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. KETELsEN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GarmentHangers and Stretchers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to suit hangers for preserving the shape ofcoats, vests and trousers, and the principal object of the same is toprovide the hanger with means whereby it may be expanded to stretchtrousers, or adjusted to the length of the trousers to be placedtherein, means being provided for locking the same in an adjustedposition, and means also being provided to lock the hanger in acontracted position so that when the trousers stretching portion is notin use or the hanger not in use, but a small amount of storage spacewill be required.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above itwill be understood, of course, that the essential features thereof arenecessarily susceptible of changes in details and structuralarrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment of which is shownin the accompanying draw ings, wherein z- Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the improved hanger as it appears in use. Fig. 2 is a view in rearelevation showing the hanger contracted. Fig. 3 is a similar view Fig. 1is a top plan view. Fig. 5 is a central vertical sectional view taken onthe line 55, Fig. 2. 6 is a detail perspective view of the locking armcarried by the upper portion of the hanger.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 designates thehead of the improved hanger the upper edge of which is curved andprovided with a flat strip 2 that overhangs the front and rear of saidhead. A suspending hook 3 is pivotally connected to the central portionof the front of said head and said strip 2 is provided with a centralslot 1 through which said hook projects when rocked in position ,toengage a support 5. A clamping lever 6 has one end pivotally connectedto one end of head 1, the other end of said lever being adapted to beengaged by a catch 7 pivotally mounted at the opposite end of said head.A locking arm 8 has one end pivotally connected to the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1910.

Patented July 18, 1911.

Serial No. 566,852.

by bar 10 slides over lever 12 to retain said bar 1.0 and lever 12 inclamping relation.

Head 1 and base bar 10 are connected by a system of toggle levers 14which obviously permits relative adjustments of said bar and head. Theupper members of said toggle levers are each provided with an opening 15and when said openings are in alinement, the lug 9 of arm 8 may beengaged therewith to lock the hanger in an expanded position. The basemembers of the toggles are provided with similar openings 16 which alinewhen the hanger is contracted so that they may be engaged by lug 9 tolock the hanger in a contracted position as shown in Fig. 2. The saidbase members of the toggle levers 14: at their point of pivotalconnection with the toggle, each carry a locking arm. Said arms aredesignated by the numerals 17 and 18. Arm 17 is provided with alaterally projecting lug 19, and arm 18 is provided with a longitudinalrow of transverse openings 21 adapted to be selectively engaged by lug19 to prevent the toggle being collapsed.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that when the toggle isfully expanded, openings 15 are in alinement so that the end lug 9 ofarm 8 can be engaged with said openings to lock the toggle in suchposition. "When contracted, openings 16 are in alinement so that thesaid lug 9 can be engaged therewith to lock the toggle in its contractedposition. It will also be seen that the arms 17 and 18, through the lug19 and openings 21, permit the toggle to be locked in adjustedpositions.

hat I claim as my invention is 1- 1. A garment hanger and stretchercomprising a head provided with suspending means, trousers clampingmeans carried by said head, a base, trousers clamping means carriedthereby, a toggle connection between said head and base, the upper andlower members of said toggle provided with openings, and a locking armpivoted to said head and provided with a lug adapted to engage theopening of the upper members to retain the toggle expanded and theopenings of the lower members to retain the toggle eontracted.

2. A garment hanger comprising a head, a base, a toggle connectiontherebetween, said toggle provided with sets of openings, the openingsof one set being in alinement when the toggle is contracted and theopenings of the other set being in alinement when the toggle isexpanded, means for selectively engaging said alined openings to lockthe toggle in extreme expanded and contracted position, and a pair ofoppositely-disposed arms In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my 20signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDRElV J. K ElELHlG I\' \Vitnesses JOHN F. Sornrrrr, PHILIP BESELER.

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